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The Minister,: A sermon, offere'd unto the anniversary Convention of Ministers, from several parts of New-England, met at Boston, 31 d. 11 m. 1722./ By one of their number.: And published at the request of them that heard it. [Two lines of quotation in Latin].Boston: [s.n.] Printed in the year 1722.
[2], 45, [1]p 8vo ESTC W16939, HOLMES 237
Condition: Bound in modern cloth, gilt morocco spine label, With half title, ownership inscription of William Mather 1787 on half title . Very Good to Near Fine
"Mather's authorship of this book is established by his letter of June 12. 1722 to Thomas Prince, who put the work to press. Mather had mentioned Fleet as a possible printer, but it came forth without any printers name attached. The typography strongly resembles the work not of Thomas Fleet but of Samuel Kneeland. The author contributed fifty shillings towards the cost of printing, and planned to distribute his share of copies in Connecticut. The author takes the subject of service to illustrate and… Read More
